(3834) Zappafrank Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 May 1980 by L. Brozek at Klet.

Where Zappafrank is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zappafrank is 2.93 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3834
Provisional designation1980 JE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.88 km (#5,168 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0630
Absolute magnitude (H)13.87
Orbital period4.07 years
Semi-major axis2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 3.05 au
Eccentricity0.196
Inclination14.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 11 May 1980

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